There's not much of a follow-your-dreams kind of vibe in New Zealand or my family. Melanie Lynskey More Quotes by Melanie Lynskey More Quotes From Melanie Lynskey I really like 'Girls.' I know everybody does, but I love 'Girls. Melanie Lynskey girlknowsdoe I was a kid who didn't have a lot of self-esteem. Melanie Lynskey self-esteemselfkids I feel like I'm kind of faking something if I'm talking as myself and putting on an accent. Melanie Lynskey accentskindtalking I've had a lot of struggles with depression. It's very easy for me to go to a bleak place, or for me to doubt humanity, myself, the world, my choices. Melanie Lynskey choiceshumanitystruggle I'm not one of those people who can cry on cue. If I have to cry in an audition, I'm like, 'Okay, let me see what I can do. Melanie Lynskey auditionscrypeople I was at university and I was studying modern drama and studying English, and I just was like, 'I don't wanna be in this place. I wanna be acting.' Melanie Lynskey actingstudydrama I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all. Melanie Lynskey able Some scripts are pretty sparse. Melanie Lynskey scripts I was a very independent teenager. Melanie Lynskey teenagerindependent I've done a gazillion readings that have gone on to be movies that are made without me. Melanie Lynskey donereadinggone I used to write stories and poetry, but for some reason I have it in my head that if I'm going to write, I have to write a script. Melanie Lynskey scriptsstorieswriting I felt like the script [of "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore"] was so clear. It was sort of packed full of information. [Macon Blair] puts in a lot of discussion in the script. Characters are introduced very thoughtfully. The way he described walking into particular environments was very specific. Melanie Lynskey homecharacterworld I think filmmakers are always interested in getting the best actor that they can find, the person who's the most right for it. Melanie Lynskey filmmakeractorsthinking People in New Zealand go out of their way to not be impressed by things. Melanie Lynskey impressedpeopleway I read every single review, because I love film criticism and I'm interested. Melanie Lynskey reviewsfilmcriticism Even just reading "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore,"I got a sense of the world and the story [Macon Blair] wanted to tell. And then I had a meeting with him and understood how he likes to work. I really trusted him from the beginning. Melanie Lynskey readingstorieshome I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry. Melanie Lynskey festivalsfilmfans I feel so grateful when I see a movie and there's a woman who looks somewhat like me. I'm like, 'Thank you, Samantha Morton!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me. Melanie Lynskey gratefulthank-youmean For a while, I was only being sent fat-girl parts. Seriously? Sometimes I feel like I'm making some kind of radical statement because I'm a size 6. Melanie Lynskey sizegirlkind I'm pretty active, so I wasn't really worried [about filming "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" ]. But there was a day when I was like, "God, I've been rowing for two hours." Melanie Lynskey hometwoworld
